What color is #526184?

#526184 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #526184?

The RGB value is 82, 97, 132: 82 red, 97 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526184?

The complementary color is #847552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526184?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#526184 color

#526184 rgb(82, 97, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #526184 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 38% green and 51.8% blue (82, 97, 132).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#526184 color codes

HEX	`#526184`
RGB	`rgb(82, 97, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 38%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.23, 3.58, -21.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.23, 21.62, 279.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.918, 12.009, 23.515)`
Decimal	`5398916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526184, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #526184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #526184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526184; }
.text { color: #526184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 97 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526184, #5c5284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #526184?: #526184 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #526184?: The RGB value is 82, 97, 132: 82 red, 97 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526184?: The complementary color is #847552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526184?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.